Friday, November 08, 2019

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speech writer for candidate Bernie Sanders.



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    Pollster says Medicare for all is super unpopular while literally his own poll has it 2-1 as a good idea. Just another day at
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    Looks like Mike Bloomberg has released his first television ad
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    Today, Bernie released his plan to reverse Trump's racist and xenophobic actions on immigration and fundamentally restructure our immigration system as we know it. This was my dad's life's work, and I'm honored to play a small part in it for Bernie.
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    In a fast shrinking journalism world, Bloomberg News pays terrific wages and offers real job security. Bloomberg’s run will put a lot of reporters in a difficult spot. No reporter wanted to work at Starbucks next so the Schultz dunks were easy. This will be tougher for folks.
  • 6 weeks ago, proposed the most far-reaching wealth tax & declared "I don't think billionaires should exist" Then Bernie began surging in polls And now billionaire is panicking
  • He's right
  • Three simple points: 1. The billionaire class sees the Bernie Surge in the polls and is terrified that Bernie is going to win. 2. More billionaires seeking more political power isn't the change America needs. 3. Bernie IS going to win. The end.
  • The billionaire class is terrified that is going to win
  • Frankly, I didn't think Season 3 of Succession would feature Logan Roy running for president
  • Hold up, I thought Mike Bloomberg lives in the offshore tax haven of Bermuda
  • This is exactly how our campaign and this mass movement deal with the billionaire class. We don’t negotiate, play nice or try to find some mythical middle ground — we confront them, fight them and win.
  • "'Feasibility is just one weapon of the climate denier for inaction,' a Sanders campaign spokesperson told Newsweek."
  • A giant health insurance corporation is eliminating workers' existing health care coverage because the workers "had medical needs." I want you to really think about that.
  • We've created an economy that seems like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel -- only it is real
  • Like , . A century ago, my grandfather & his family immigrated from Russia to flee antisemitism. He earned a law degree & worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I'm proud to be a part of a campaign that is fighting for humane immigration policies.
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    Move to just about any other country and get free tuition for all four years.
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    Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week, Joe Biden Fundraiser Edition
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    Bill Gates is worth $109B If Bernie's wealth tax was signed into law in '82 Bill Gates would be worth $9.9B. If Bernie's estate tax bill was also signed into law, when the Gates family inherits his wealth they would keep $2.5B - maybe a little less. I think they'll be alright.
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    If Bill Gates has paid $10 billion in taxes that’s a tax rate of about SEVEN PERCENT on his approximately $150 billion of lifetime wealth accumulation. 1/
  • If you like your doctor, you can’t necessarily keep your doctor — thanks to private insurance corporations
  • We're having a big healthcare debate in America. Insurance-bankrolled Medicare for All critics are defending insurance companies. Somehow unmentioned: one of largest insurance companies is RIGHT NOW throwing Americans off their current health coverage.
  • Insurance-bankrolled politicians who vilify Medicare for All never admit a taboo truth: their corporate donors can & do throw workers off their current healthcare coverage. Medicare for All would end that scam.
  • Today's reminder that if you have private health insurance, you actually have no right to keep that insurance -- it can be suddenly taken away from you: You know what will never be taken away from you? ' Medicare for All plan.
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    “Alt-weeklies are dead. Blogs are dead. Bootlickers and the civility police won.”
  • I'm re-upping this because I want you to think about it again. It's that important. Really, really think about this. It is everything. 👇